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How Could You, Jean? (1918)

How Could You, Jean? poster
Directed by
William Desmond Taylor
Genre
drama film, silent film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets into playful trouble while trying to navigate love and societal expectations in early 20th century America. The film follows her misadventures and the romantic complications that arise.

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What happens

How Could You, Jean? is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the male lead; Spottiswoode Aitken and a young ZaSu Pitts had supporting roles. This is a lost film, with no known surviving prints. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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